Synonyms of jettisoned

jettisoned 1 of 2

adjective

as in discarded

Related Words

• discarded
• junked
• ignored
• neglected
• refuse
• waste
• rejected
• unattended
• cast-off
• vacated
• castaway
• untended
• abandoned
• forgotten
• forsaken
• deserted
• shabby
• disused
• derelict
• void
• miserable
• vacant
• godforsaken
• desolate
• idle
• wretched
• empty

Dissimilar Words

• recovered
• saved
• reclaimed
• redeemed
• salvaged
• retrieved
• restored
• rescued
• reconditioned
• rehabilitated
• rehabbed
• repeopled

jettisoned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of jettison

as in dumped

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

just jettison that plan, because we know it won't work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discarded
• dumped
• ditched
• unloaded
• lost
• abandoned
• scrapped
• rejected
• tossed
• junked
• removed
• chucked
• shed
• eliminated
• exorcised
• cast (off)
• cashiered
• laid by
• deep-sixed
• disposed of
• sloughed (off)
• threw away
• flung (off or away)
• shucked (off)
• set aside
• dismissed
• sluffed (off)
• eighty-sixed
• threw out
• abdicated
• pitched
• abolished
• forsook
• deserted
• eradicated
• kicked out
• expunged
• extinguished
• wiped out
• annihilated
• exterminated
• extirpated
• liquidated
• stamped (out)
• rooted (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopted
• used
• employed
• embraced
• utilized
• retained
• held
• took on
• kept
• held back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jettisoned

Verb

In retrospect, Miami might have opted for the wrong developmental quarterbacks in Miller (poached by the previous regime) and since jettisoned Mark Gronowski. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

Preston wanted to give the Sheriff’s Office more time to address issues of concern, but Hudak was part of the 3-2 majority that jettisoned the Sheriff’s Office. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

The Colts jettisoned Michael Pittman, vastly increasing the volume coming Pierce’s way. — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

It was jettisoned during a January 2025 mission that brought two lunar landers, Firefly’s Blue Ghost and ispace’s Hakuto-R, to the Moon. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026

Moves coming Two pitchers will have to be jettisoned from the major league roster in the coming days. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026

Right-hander Adrian Houser, jettisoned from the rotation following extended struggles, could get one of those spots. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

Napier was jettisoned last October, midway through his fourth season piloting the Gators, though the citizenry emerged with pitchforks well before then. — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Also being jettisoned to Creative Arts is Writing for a Variety Series. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 July 2026